Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

przy nad in English:

1. by by


I came by car.
Jealousy in a relationship is often brought about by a lack of trust.
By the 1750s, all the tribes of the Great Plains had horses.
By 1897, thousands of people were out of work.
If you go by Shinkansen, you'll be there in no time.
Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy.
If by any chance he comes here, I'll let you know at once.
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.
Are scientists close to cloning a human being? "Not by a long shot."
Someone told me that Albert Einstein said, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
By evening, a few clouds had formed.
His autobiography was released today and was sold out by noon.
These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.
Spacious apartments in Tokyo are hard to come by.

2. behind behind


behind the door
She called him back to give him something he had left behind.
I'll do whatever I have to do to put Tom behind bars.
She left her bag behind on the rack when she got off the train.
When you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra.
This is like fighting someone with one arm tied behind your back.
I ran after him with a pile of papers that he'd left behind.
I passed behind him without being noticed.
He was way behind on his rent. As a result, he was evicted from his apartment.
Where’s the house? The house’s behind them.
After I shut the door, I remembered I had left my key behind.
Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...
Read the newspaper every day, or you will fall behind the times.
He went out for a walk, with his dog following behind.

3. beside beside


Sit beside me.
She told some jokes and sang some funny songs at a patient's beside.
For me, reading at home is preferable to reading sitting beside strangers in a library.
Grandmother looks very comfortable in that chair beside the fire.
With you here beside me I'm not afraid of anything. You're my fortress.
As the young man's car was close to the fence, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other side, where the girl was sitting.
The girl snapped up the package and pointed to a little old man standing beside her.
Beside the mayor, many other distinguished guests were present.
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
Beside you, I'm only a beginner at this game.
For example, when selecting the Save action, an asterisk would appear beside the fields that must be completed in order to perform the save action
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
Don't forget to put your dictionary beside you.
Worried, the shopkeeper ran over and kneeled beside Dima, who was breathing heavily - his forehead covered in sweat.